Welcome to another episode of In Search of Excellence! My guest today is Brandi Love, one of the most famous and successful adult film actresses of all time. She has starred in more than 800 movies and her videos have been streamed more than a billion times. She has been nominated for and won 12 adult industry awards and is the author of the book Getting Wild Sex from Your Conservative Woman. She is also the owner of Traffic Stop Media and a real estate business together with her husband that renovates distressed properties. We are talking about her childhood, college years, finding her soulmate, first employment, and getting into the adult business. Tune in to hear Brandi’s fascinating life story! Time stamps: 09:13 Brandi Love’s background Had supportive parents and a great childhoodHer first passion was ice skatingAthletics and fitness in collegeGraduated with General Business degree  18:14 Meeting her soulmate Met her husband during her first year at collegeThey became inseparableMonogamous relationship and jealousy  20:39 Going into the corporate world Managed a bagel storeLearned everything she didn’t learn at collegeShe was full of life and great with people  25:37 Cold calling and getting rejected The only job that made her cryHer husband helped her to understand how important that experience was  26:57 Working for Harley-Davidson She was a tomboy and bought her first motorcycle at 17Moving to North Carolina and getting a job at Harley-DavidsonShe was the only female and no.1 sales person every monthVery motivated and passionate  32:47 Dealing with jealousy Her husband was very successful and traveled a lotOne comment made her jealous and suspiciousThere is no plan B advice  39:41 Starting a wine label company Having a daughter and her husband having a heart attackDecided to have their own companyStarted a wine label company  45:23 What is porn? The definition of pornographyThe dividing line between porn and not pornNakedness on Instagram  51:25 Statistics about the porn industry The global pornography industry brings $97 billion a year46 million Americans regularly visit porn sitesPeople don’t talk about pornography  59:35 The transition from the wine to the adult business Brandi and her husband got an offer to build their adult content websiteStarted their first company in the adult businessThey already had an open marriageAt 18, won a bikini competitionDanced for a few years at a men's club  1:07:25 Approaching the adult industry as a business Created a business planBuilt a website, took photos, and uploaded themLearned a lot along the way, especially about marketingPersistently wrote letters to Howard SternGot invited to Howard Stern’s showTheir business took off Sponsors: Sandee | Bliss: Beaches Want to Connect? Reach out to us online! Website | Instagram | LinkedIn